From the time the Pilgrims arrived on American soil, faith in God played an important part in shaping our nation. Images of Moses adorn the Supreme Court in recognition of the Judeo-Christian origin of our laws. But it was Taxes, loss of Liberty and oppression from a mad king that led our Founding Fathers to write The Declaration of Independence and start The American Revolution. Today, those who stand for these ideals no longer call themselves The Silent Majority because we are silent no more.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The Department of Justice announced on Monday that it had seized 150 web sites that were selling counterfeit merchandise. Just as Cyber Monday was about to begin the Feds grabbed some publicity showing how much they were protecting consumers. What was not covered in the press was that another sinister force in America, CAIR, the Council on American Islamic Relations, was using its influence to shut down other web sites that voiced opposition to Islamic jihad in America. And, in spite of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Free Speech is more important than hurt feelings when they affirmed the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to carry signs saying "Thank God For Dead Soldiers" at military funerals, Congress has allowed the FCC to assume control over the Internet under the so-called Fairness Doctrine. Now, conservative opposition to Democratic Party Socialism is being silenced. Next up will be the conservative talk radio stations. Then that list of potential terrorists in America that were labeled by Homeland Security, you know, those people with the Pro-Life and 2nd Amendment bumper stickersand those military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will begin facing increased scrutiny. And don't forget, Barack Hussein Obama's reelection campaign Organizing For America web site has a section where his supporters can report any anti-Obama web sites. That has suddenly become a badge of honor to have your site listed there.

Hear that? That’s the shredding of the Constitution and your rights as America sinks into a full-fledged police state. Not only are the government goons now shutting down more and more sites
at an alarming rate (without due process), they are now putting their
literal sights on Americans who fall under their personal definition of
‘terrorist.’ And the last time I read the Southern Poverty Law Center
tripe, that included Tea Partiers, patriots, Christians, Libertarians,
gun enthusiasts and pretty much anyone who does not toe the government
line. Welcome to Obama’s Third Reich – American style…

While Americans were giving thanks for what little we have left, our politicians were cooking up a doozy of a surprise for us just in time for the holidays. And who can you thank for this poisonous present? Well, none other than Sens. Carl Levin
(D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) – a Progressive on the Left and a
Progressive on the Right. Now that’s bipartisanship to die for,
literally.
From the ACLU via The Daily Sheeple:

The Senate is gearing up for a vote on Monday or Tuesday that goes to the very heart of who we are as Americans.
The Senate will be voting on a bill that will direct American military
resources not at an enemy shooting at our military in a war zone, but at
American citizens and other civilians far from any battlefield — even
people in the United States itself.
…The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give
this president—and every future president — the power to order the
military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians
anywhere in the world. Even Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) raised his concerns about the NDAA detention provisions during last night’s Republican debate. The
power is so broad that even U.S. citizens could be swept up by the
military and the military could be used far from any battlefield, even
within the United States itself.

The worldwide indefinite detention without charge or trial provision
is in S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which will
be on the Senate floor on Monday. The bill was drafted in secret by Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) and passed in a closed-door committee meeting, without even a single hearing.

I know it sounds incredible. New powers to use the military
worldwide, even within the United States? Hasn’t anyone told the Senate
that Osama bin Laden is dead, that the president is pulling all of the
combat troops out of Iraq and trying to figure out how to get combat
troops out of Afghanistan too? And American citizens and people picked
up on American or Canadian or British streets being sent to military
prisons indefinitely without even being charged with a crime. Really?
Does anyone think this is a good idea? And why now?

If that doesn’t make your blood run stone cold, I don’t know what
will. I looked at the bill and it looks to me as if it is referring more
to the Department of Justice and Homeland Security than the military,
but hey, either way, it’s a crap sandwich for Constitutional
Conservatives like me and all other patriotic Americans. I can’t stand
the ACLU, but this time they are right
and people better pay attention. If I’m wrong about the military angle
on this, then our boys and girls will be forced to turn on Americans or
be ‘disciplined.’ That could be a life and death decision for them. Pray
for our troops – I know in my heart they will not turn on their family
and friends. They would be forced into a blatant violation of the Posse Comitatus Act and that would be the final straw to break in the birth pains of a civil war.

I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of elitists telling us
we are overreacting, while legislation is being crafted and debated in
secret, while we lose more and more of our freedoms with each passing
day. All of us should be royally pissed off. You don’t actually think
these asshat politicians have our best interests and security in mind do
you? Damned right they don’t. They want to control us, enslave us, shut
us up and close us down. I know that I won’t go down without a fight,
what say you?

If they pass this monstrosity, they can come to your home in the dead
of night and take you with no due process and you will simply
disappear. They will never give the reason – the fact they consider you
an enemy of the State will be all it takes. That’s not America. That’s a
fascist totalitarian State and I’ve got news for America – it will
happen if the Progressives stay in power. Many, many will disappear and
many more will die.

The vote on this either happened today or will take place tomorrow.
Remember who voted and how. I know Udall out of Utah was presenting an
amendment that would neutralize a lot of this, but I don’t hold a lot of
optimism that he will prevail.
From InfoWars:

“I would also point out that these provisions raise
serious questions as to who we are as a society and what our
Constitution seeks to protect,” Colorado Senator Mark Udall said in a speech last week.
One section of these provisions, section 1031, would be interpreted as
allowing the military to capture and indefinitely detain American
citizens on U.S. soil. Section 1031 essentially repeals the Posse
Comitatus Act of 1878 by authorizing the U.S. military to perform law
enforcement functions on American soil. That alone should alarm my
colleagues on both sides of the aisle, but there are other problems with
these provisions that must be resolved.”

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My name is Nelson Abdullah. I am 77-years old and after 40 years of working for two major airlines, I retired 15 years ago in 2002, a few months after the 9-11 attack on America. My wife and I have been married for more than 56 years. We celebrated our Golden Anniversary in April 2010.
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Our country was created as a Constitutional Republic, a nation of laws, held together by the fabric of the Constitution. The Constitution limits the powers of the government while the first ten amendments, called The Bill of Rights, guarantee the rights of We The People.Defending the Republic.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” —The Declaration of Independence—July 4th, 1776.

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.